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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28

ship to our New England friends If
we will equip and operate small and
diversified manufacturing enterprises;
if we will keep. our money at home,
patronize home institutions and be
more dependent on ourselves, then we
will have been inaugurated that era
in the history of the South which will
bring u section to the van. We are
just emerging from the reverses which
our section received by reason of the
civil war, it is true, but there is no
longer occasion for inactivity-no
reason now why the South should not
improve her opportunities and assert
herself.-Augusto Chronicle.
The Chronicle might have gone
further and stated that which is a fact,
viz That Eastern manufacturing
skill and brain-power developed by
many years of experience is being
rapidly engrafted upon the sturdy,
promising tree of the booming South.
The iron, and steel, and coal men of
Pennsylvania, rich both in experience
and money, are coming South to de-
velop u mining interests while the
sturdy, sun.burned, frost-nipped farm
ers, dissatisfied with the unfriendly
climate of Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, New York and Pennsylvania,
or Disguised with the blizzard and
cyclones, high freight and higher taxes
of the great West, or disgruntled with
the other extreme Of perpetual sum-
mer, are fast finding their way that
point is midway between the two ex.
tremes of heat and cold. That point
that has natural advantages of soil,
climate, cheap transportation, low
taxes, fine roads and many other things
Of Importance that secures the perma-
nent growth and prosperity of a Sec
ton of country. Virginia lies mid
way between a too torrid Florida and
a too frigid Maine. Virginia has water
power and forests almost unlimited,
minerals practically inexhaustible.
She has soils of every grade, adapted
to almost every product found in the
United States. Virginia has by all
odds the finest seaport in the South.
She is destined to be the cotton port !;
the truck port and the lumber port of
the South. She vii divide with Penn
sylvania the coal and iron trade. She
will divide with New York the West
ern trade, and on many other points
she will not be found tagging.
What is now needed is men equal
to the emergency. Virginia has 2, 900
miles of salt water frontage, the shores
Of her rivers, her bays and hundreds,
Of inlets. These waters are filed with
fish and oysters, and practically COW
cred with sail and steam vessels. A
million dollars is not an over estimate
for the value of the crop annually
taken from these waters tributary to
Norfolk, while $50, 600, 900 worth of
products are annually handled in this
port. The showing for Virginia is
fine indeed. The outlook for the en-
tire South is most encouraging
Cornucopaa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
Plant turnips.

Plant turnips.
The rains did good service.
Fifteen miles of the Roanoke and Tar
River Railroad have been laid.
Quite a large delegation from thi
county will go to the e%ncampment at
Mount Holly.
The farmers of Montgomery county
will meet at Troy on the 9Th of August
for the purpose of organizing.
"A large crowd from this city attended
the Methodist District Conference which
met at Franklinton last week.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
N. G.. r. r. last week, Col. T. NJ. Holt
was reelected President and P. B. Ruffin
Secretary. "."E
On the Sth inst. a very destructive
wind and hail storm passed over a portion
of Granville county, doing great. damage
to crops, buildings, &c. 5sif ,4.g-
We are panied to announce that the
estimable and universally beloved wife of
Acknowledgement Davidson died at her
fathers home, at Alexanders on the
Oath inst.
-Back-country legal lore" You say
Judge Merrimon says that native wines
INC beer amt 'spirituous.' Well, just let
him put a quart of it under his vest and
he'll sect. n Ia
Grapes are beginning to move. We
learn that our growers are now shipping
to Northern markets. Mr.. B. P. Will
Hanson shipped this week five thousand
pounds to New York.
Charity and Children is the title of a
neat little paper published by Mr.. J. Fl.
Mills, Superintendent of the Baptist
~orphanage at Townsville, in the interest
OF orphans and charity work. si A'
High point is {. cheap and healthful
and delightful place to live. 1t has a
numberIone school, under charge of Rev.
5. II. Thompson. It will pay you to read
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
EFor THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Rocky MOUNT, Nash Co., N. c.,

1SOChI NNOUNI, NASH w., ~. w.,
July 20, 1887.
L would respectfully submit a few
lines. l heartily coincide with "Siler."
For my life l cannot see how we can
let the mortgage and lien go, as long
as the homestead stands. There is
not one cent Of credit for the man
who owns one cent less Than $1,000.
Every man in the State of North
Carolina that is worth $1,000 and
under, cannot stand the bond of one
township constable, or keep his neigh
Dor out of jail for a little fighting
scrape. Now it does look like all that
muchproperty ought to be represented,
and the poor man is not a free man
until it can be represented. Now let
US modify, and the lower we can get,
the better for u.s. .5o'51"e ',
f.. to 1i11i~ Respectfully, =
80 arg.Eef 80. JAMES j. CoLEY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
xsEtlaNr
1uEHlE.
North Carolina State Board of Agri.
culture.

Gov. A. NJ. Scales (~er-otfcio) chairman,
w. R. Williams, of Pitt, Master State
Col. R. w. Wharton, lst Congressional
District.
DR.. A.G. Brooks, I'd Congressional Dis
trict.
H. L. Grant, 3rd Congressional District
Col. w. F., Green, 4th Congressional
District.
J. H. Murrow, 9TH Congressional Dis
trict.
S.. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).
A. Leazer,$ 7th Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, Sth Congressional Dis
trict.
DR.. C. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
C. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station. ~
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton. aIs
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL n ME-
CHANIcAL COLLEGE. l.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
W. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. q. French, Pender.
II. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. r. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. 81. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
B. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. @.
Capt. W. H. Powell, Battleboro,
N. T. Ridley, :Boykins, Va.
H NORTH ARoLlNA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H.. E. Fries,
9TH Congressional District; J. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. H. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; w. 81.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
COMMITTEE.
ID. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and G. Nc
Donald, Concord.
N. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
w. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
PRESIDENT. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer-J. A. Lineback, Salem.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
FLOR THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

Mt. VERNON SPRINGS, n. g.,
Score another club on the list. The
farmers in this part of old Chatham
have become aroused, and yesterday
formed a club at Mt. Vernon Springs.
The club will be known as the Mt.
Vernon Springs Farmers Club.
Twenty-eight names were enrolled,
with the prospect of many more at an
early day. Rev. 0. I. Edwards was
elected President ; j. A. Caviness,
Vice-President D. Y. White, Secre-
tary, and James Gilbert Treasurer.
Subject for discussion at the next
meeting, "The Grasses"
Respectfully, .@--
D. Y. WHITE, Sec'y.
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NOTICE TO DELEGATES TO AT
LANTA..

Having been selected by Gov. Scales
to represent North Carolina on the Com
mittee on Report and Programme, I
respectfully ask, on behalf of that COM
mittee, that each delegate receiving this
paper and who aoM attend the convention,
wiU notify me at once. This information
is important. Address,
L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28

A long-handled brush, long enough
to reach the ceilings, is as important
to a good housekeeper as a good
broom; if the wall and ceiling are
lightly brushed before the Don is
swept the paper will keep clean and
fresh much longer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
RATES FOR DELEGATES TO
THE ATLANTA CONVENTION.

The Southern Passenger Association
has adopted a rate of one fare for the
round trip for delegates attending the
Farmers Convention at Atlanta. In
structions will be issued in ample time.
Sol Haas.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
STATE AND COAST ITEMS

Charles Pierce. ,lravman, was run
over and killed in San Francisco ON
Saturday.
Water has been struck in the arteS.
ian well at Willows, Cal, at depth
OF 1000 feet.
AT Tuscoh, April 80, S. A. Garrett,
a freight brakeman, was killed in the
Southern Pacific yard.
{. NJ. Anderson won the 50.mie
horseback race nj San Jose April Both
in one hour and 10 minutes.
A Division of the Uniform Rank.
X. at P, will he instituted ut Evan
ston, Wyoming, This month.
j. Z. Hawthorne died of lockiaw in
Lns Angeles April Both, resulting from
running rusty nail into his foot.
A manufactory will he established
at Los Angeles for making petroleum
engines.
At Elmira, Solano county, Cal,
April 30. the first of this years crop
of cherries were shipped to Chicago.
The italian quartz miners at the
Green Mountain mine, in Plumas
county, Cal, have organized brass
bard.
The new freight rate on lumber in
carload lots from Truckee to Elko is
but $40. The old rate for the same
service was S1t3.
The village of Ellington, Killitat
county, w. T.. was destroyed by fire
April Goth, with the exception OF a few
buildings. The total loss is about $780,
900.
Michael Kelleher, a rancher near
Evergreen. Cal, while hunting wild
hogs on Friday evening, was fatally
injured by the accidental discharge of
his shotgun.
AT Albuquerque, New Mexico,
April Goth, William Walker, brake
man in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe yards, was fatally injured while
coupling cars.
The electric lights In Marysville can
be plainly seen from Walkers Plains,
in Plumas county, IA distance of about
80 miles. The altitude is 1885 feet
above sea level.
At Yreka. CALI April Both, the same
team which upset the Stutiz theatrical
troupe on the Siskiyou mountain ran
away at the same place and badly in
juled two persons
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
From Hamilton,

We made II hasiy trip Ia Hamilton
this week, aud outside of Court mat
tiers, found the place quite dull
Owing to- business in Eureka. the
Judge did not arrive till Am Tues
day. A night session fur probate bus
mess was held the same evening.
Wednesday morning the case of the
State vs.. ). +. Paul was called and
and most of the day consumed in i'm
pnnncling n jury. The Grand Jury
got Ia work nj 2 P. NJ. aud il WAS
thought IL would take them the baI
ance ot the week To complete their
labOrs.
An objection W made by Judge
RiTrs ~ Ia the mode of drawing the
Grand Jury, which. after argument,
wns ovrrruirl by the Court.
The two most Important cases tn
come before the Granl Jury ARE those
of the STATE against lin gh Kprnahan
AMI VIM. Hayes the first far murder
and the seennd for emh, zzIcmrnt.
just MS We were leaving town we
we're informed that compromise was
likely To br made in the Hayes case.
hr la settle with his creditnrs on some
satisfactory basis.
Mnny of the Jurors from the most
distant points ut the county failed Ia
pnt IN an appearance. some bring tx
cnsrd and others paying their fines
While il is tile intention tn fight the
county seat removal 10 the end, we
found the people over there not near
81 bitter over the matter a. We were
led Ia believe.
We left the TAYLOR delegation all
we'll housed and financially tl&ed. with
M definite idea of when they could get
away.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14

The Eureka Sentinel of last Tues
day says: There is hitch somewhere
In matters connected with the mail
service between Eureka, Hamilton,
Ely, Taylor and Phoebe. Yesterday
moIning Postmaster Bartlett had the
mail, nine pouches in all. ready on
time, but there was no stage on haEd
Ia take il. Mr.. Bartlett duly COM
munlcated the Tact to the Department
al w. snngl1n by telegraph, but no
INSTRUCTIONS were received by hlm up
10 tile Time oi this wiring. We give
the fo lowing particulars aS we recelv.
ed tin m: MessrS. Glimer u Salisbury
took lie contract Tor THIS service and
sub Let the same To w. J. Townsllcnd.
Owing To the small sum allowed for
tIls service. Mr.. Townshcnd lost
money. ANA thereby iaie.; in his part
of the contract, aud his bOndsmen, in
order 10 save themselves, organized
company In carry 1t out in good faith
with tie Government. Ii appears that
Messfs. Gunner Il Salisbury owned
Tie stations, water rights, stages and
stock along 200 miles, ar tn reabouts,
OF Tue route, and subsequent to Mr..
To"nslend' o failure, they notified llle
sub.contractOis, that they could not
use these unless they were paid for.
The company being unable To pay the
expenses, winch were too heavy for
the price paul by the Departm-n t,
were compelled to stop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
The Eureka aud Phoebe stage Line.

For the past six weeks there seems
to have been innumcrable "assign.
inents,' transfers, suits and
''cnunier-suits' connected with the
management IF this institution, until
finally last Monday morning it refus-
ed Ia carry the mails any longer. For
years il has been one OF the worst and
most unreliaLle routes in the country,
frequently in the winter season being
several days behind time III getting
the mails through. We venture the
assertion, without fear Of successful
contradiction. TINT no people on the
Pacific Coast have suffered more
through tie inefficiency of mail SER
wire than those along This route. Ii is
therefore high time for the Govern
ment To take Il hand and bring suit
of its OWN against the contractors If
this route aud make them carry on
their contract or lorft il the same aid
let II To some party who have more
regard for the fullillment of its duty
and the public service.
Ab1 ~ w IltN L LIN
coin counties, who have been the suf-
ferers. should enter vigorous protest
tn the Postotfiee Department against
the manner IN which this mail service
has be- conducted, and how Is an
opportune time to ask that the route
he altogether discontinued. and the
route from Cherry Creek extended Ia
Prnche, VIM Ely and Taylor. The
people for whose benefit the Govern
meut established and pays for this
mail service, have no interest in, nor
should they suffer for the difficulties
existing between Gilmer g. Salisbury
and Mr.. Townshend, nor between the
latter and the Eureka County Bank,
II Sadler, Tore, FL al. Our mail SER
vice should be placed above their
petty wranglings, and it will lie if the
Department is fully appraised OF the
condition of things.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14

An Act of the Legislature, approved
March 90, 1887. provided that every
person who shall officiate at the birth
of child shall make a record thereof,
and within three months after such
birth shall make and deliver To the
Recorder of Deeds of the county
wherein the birth took place. certii-
cate under his hand containing the
facts of such birth. 1t also provides
that every per,o, who shall officiats
ut the burial o. any deceased person
shall max, record thereof and within
two weeks after such death shall make
and deliver, or send by the dne course
OF mail nr express, or by such other
manner as will insure safe transit. to
the Recorder of Deeds of the county
wherein such death took place, a Ger.
titicate under his hand containing
particulars of such death.
All certificates Of births and deaths
shall he filed and recorded oy the Re-
c"rder in n book kept for that purpose,
and the Board of Commissioners of
the several counties shall provide
blank certificates, to he paid for Ivy
the county, tn he furnished to physi
clans. midwives and undertakers. to
enable them to carry out and comply
with the requirements Of the act.
Failure To comply with the provis-
ions of the act is punishable by fine
of not less than SEQ nor more than $50
for each offense, and wiIfuIiy making
false certificate of any birth or death
is punishable by fine not exceeding
$500, or imprisonment in the county
jail for any period not exceeding six
months.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Ely Items.

II. A Reipe is doing a fiourishirg
business. He will enlarge his facii-
Ties rs soon ms he can.
Neil Munro has his hotel under
roof and it will soon be ready for &C.
eupancy.
Sol Hip has lumber and carpenters
on the ground to put up his new
building.
r. F. O'Neil is moving his Ward
stable to Ely and will have it up in
about two weeks.
A. Heuser has his blacksmith shop
up aud open for business.
Harry Featherstone has his new
residence, two miles above Robinson,
near his mine. under roof. 1t squite
large building. He has also moved
the school house, which stood mid
way between Ely and Robinson, to
the upper end of the latter town.
Dave McQuitty has in cultivation a
large acreage Of the Lockwood and
Wilmington ranches. He will he pre-.
pared next Fall to furnish the new
town with all the grain and hay
needed.
Considerable prospecting is going
on in the surrounding mines, and
everything points to prosperous
Summer in and around the new county
seat.
Quite n number of men are getting
employment on the new buildings
g9ing up.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Good for spraceEnont.

The Elko Independent of the 5th
says; County Clerk Wiseman returned
from Wells this morning. He states
that on Tuesday an order came from
Sprucemont tor Wells for all men who
desired work to come to that camp rs
there was scarcity of laborers.
Quite number LETT Immediately for
Spruce, and this indicates that that
mining camp is in prosperous con.
dition. Mr.. Wiseman thinks that at
present Sprucemont IS about the live.
liest camp in eastern Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Beef Cattle.

Consumers need not lie surprised If
they are charged u high price for beef,
if they only take into consideration
what the butchers have In pay for cat
tie. Mrssrs. Hickey and Kirman sold
500 head of cattle tn San Francisco
firm for nine cents per pound. and the
chances are that ten cents will lie de-
handed before the present month Is
ended. California depends on the
Sagebfush State for her beef supply.
and we ot Nevada may justly boast
that no such beef is raised in the
United States rs in this much. abused,
sandy, sage-growins couniry.-[ Nevada
Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
The Yukon Mines.

A correspondent of the Alaska Free
Press, writing from the placer mines
ON the Yukon River, says: "A strip Of
ten miles ON Sixty-mile Creek pays all
ounce per day per man; bars have been
found on Forty mile Creek, with bed
rock, that show up nuggets that weigh
seventy five cents. The gold from
this latter place is coarse and very fine
looking. Provisions in the Yukon
are very scarce
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Remedy for RheumatEsm

Cloths dipped in hot potato water
are now recommended for immediate
and complete relief in the severest
cases of rheumatism. The remedy is
simple, is easily tried and can do no
harm. eyel if it is not productive of
benefits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Nye County NiInna.

Upwards of s9o.QsO. 900 in gold and
, :, bullion has been shipped from
wye county, Nevada, and the deepest
Toie IN the ground is only SEQ feet.
a MOO ga alone has shipped at least So
ISsVV'oOO in gold and silver bullion,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Manning Cattle.

The Sentinel of Wednesday says !.
Tie jury in the case of II. C. Fenster-
maker, on trial in The District Court.
reful ned into Court Monday evening
after n delibera'ion of 30 minutes.
with verdict ri guilty. The jury
ras palled, and Mcssrs. Mitchell and
B cen. defendants attorneys gave no.
lice of morton in arrest of Judgment
Time of sentence was fixed for May
25ih, and defendant allowed his lib.
erty on ihe bonds n ready given. Tie
crime of which defendant was con
vcted is that Of wounding cattle be-
'onging To Page & Capron. and the
Judgment affixed is the State Prison
i,r term ut not less than one. nor
mere than three years, or fine of
$500, or both such fine and imprisnn
men, in the discretion Of the Court.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Rates on Wool.

In reply To letter of inquiry, A
ID. Wilcox has been informed by Agent
Brown of Battle Mountain that the
rates IN balcd wool from that Station
tn Chicago is 81 80 per 100 pounds.
and from Chicago tn Boston or Hat.
f",d 30 cents per 100 pounds. From
Battle Mountain To San Francisco the
tate Is 81 IL per 100 pounds on baled
wool, aud 81 Is in sacks, not pressed.
From San Francisco to Philadelphia.
Boston or Hartford the rate is 81 80.
something less than one half the rate
from Battle Mountain tn those cities
Yet there are people in Nevada who
pretend tn Delieve that the Interstate
Cammeuce Act. which prohibits rail
roads from charging higher rates from
Nevada points to eastern cities than
they charge from San Francisco. will
benefit the railroads at the expense of
tue people.
Ii is expected new schedule will
soon he published reducing rates TO
all from the East.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14
Bullion shipment.

The Argus Mining Company ship.
ped this week through Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S Express, Q bars of bullion
valued at $4,000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14

Sol Hip has received splendid
assortment of ladies', misses and
childrens' hose. Cali and examiner
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14

tuug fhip a sample ~ snure sasEar'|
sslas on llherai serns. sheassne,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-05-14

sY~Ohice Of White Pine staee'
Line and Wells, Fargo 4 CeI -
press.